Fire Weather Watch until 06:00PM Wednesday 
* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury and Ida. In Minnesota, Nobles, Jackson and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In South Dakota, Gregory, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON ... OSCEOLA ... DICKINSON ... SIOUX ... O'BRIEN ... CLAY ... PLYMOUTH ... CHEROKEE ... BUENA VISTA ... WOODBURY ... IDA ... NOBLES ... JACKSON ... ROCK ... DIXON ... DAKOTA ... GREGORY ... BRULE ... AURORA ... DAVISON ... HANSON ... MCCOOK ... MINNEHAHA ... CHARLES MIX ... DOUGLAS ... HUTCHINSON ... TURNER ... LINCOLN ... BON HOMME ... YANKTON ... CLAY ... UNION
Instructions:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SIOUX followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Fire Weather Watch
